diff --git a/_dolphin_memory_engine.pyx b/_dolphin_memory_engine.pyx
index a3f6ef2..64cb176 100644
--- a/_dolphin_memory_engine.pyx
+++ b/_dolphin_memory_engine.pyx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ cdef extern from "Common/CommonUtils.h" namespace "Common":
     uint32_t offsetToDolphinAddr(uint32_t, c_bool)
 
 
-cdef extern from "DolphinProcess/DolphinAccessor.h" namespace "DolphinComm::DolphinStatus":
-    cdef enum DolphinStatus:
+cdef extern from "DolphinProcess/DolphinAccessor.h" namespace "DolphinComm":
+    cpdef enum class DolphinStatus:
         hooked
         notRunning
         noEmu
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def assert_hooked():
     if not is_hooked():
         raise RuntimeError("not hooked")
 
+def get_status() -> DolphinStatus:
+    return DolphinAccessor.getStatus()
+
 
 def follow_pointers(console_address: int, pointer_offsets: List[int]) -> int:
     assert_hooked()
@@ -225,4 +228,4 @@ def write_double(console_address: int, value: double):
 def write_bytes(console_address: int, memory: bytes):
     assert_hooked()
     if not DolphinAccessor.writeToRAM(dolphinAddrToOffset(console_address, DolphinAccessor.isARAMAccessible()), memory, len(memory), False):
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Could not write memory at {console_address}")
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+        raise RuntimeError(f"Could not write memory at {console_address}")
diff --git a/python_src/dolphin_memory_engine/__init__.py b/python_src/dolphin_memory_engine/__init__.py
index e418c4a..7cba49e 100644
--- a/python_src/dolphin_memory_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/python_src/dolphin_memory_engine/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     MemWatch,
     assert_hooked,
     follow_pointers,
+    get_status,
     hook,
     is_hooked,
     read_byte,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     "hook",
     "un_hook",
     "is_hooked",
+    "get_status",
     "read_byte",
     "read_bytes",
     "read_double",